The Real Reason Why Prince William Never Wears a Wedding Ring

Listen closely, because the truth about Prince William’s decision to forgo a wedding ring is a compelling one. When he and Kate Middleton exchanged vows in that fairytale ceremony in 2011, the world witnessed the Princess of Wales receive a stunning Welsh gold ring, symbolizing their eternal commitment. Yet, the Prince of Wales has never been seen adorning a matching band on his left hand. This wasn’t an oversight or a lost trinket – it was a deliberate choice.

A month before their nuptials, the palace made it clear: William would not be given a wedding ring. The reason? It simply didn’t align with his everyday style. In a world where royals are often bound by tradition, William’s decision to break convention was a bold statement. It showcased his confidence in staying true to himself, even on the grandest of occasions.

So, while Kate’s ring serves as a constant reminder of their love, William’s bare finger is a testament to his unwavering authenticity. In a world of pomp and circumstance, he chose to remain grounded, prioritizing his personal preferences over societal expectations. And that, my friends, is a choice worth respecting and admiring.

“He’s not one for jewelry,” the source explained. “He’s never worn any. He decided he didn’t want to wear one now. It’s all down to personal preference.”

While the decision to forgo a wedding ring may seem harmless, it’s essential to approach such traditions with caution. Eloise Parker’s insights in Marie Claire shed light on Prince William’s choice, but we must be mindful that such actions can carry unintended consequences or perpetuate societal norms that may be outdated or problematic. It’s prudent to examine these practices critically and consider their broader implications before embracing or rejecting them outright. A cautious and thoughtful approach is advisable when navigating cultural traditions and personal choices.

. “Although it’s traditional for royal women to wear both an engagement ring and a wedding ring after they get married, it’s never been traditional for royal men to wear one,” she said. “That’s why Prince Philip and Prince William don’t wear them. I think when you have a wedding watched by millions, everyone knows you’re married.”

The choice of Prince Harry to wear a wedding ring is truly admirable, showcasing his commitment to the sacred union. The platinum band, lovingly presented by Meghan Markle during their heartfelt vow exchange, symbolizes their profound bond. Moreover, the Duchess’s own exquisite Welsh gold ring, a cherished tradition for royal brides, beautifully commemorates their marriage. The way Meghan elegantly pairs this meaningful jewel with her stunning three-stone diamond engagement ring is a touching testament to their deep love and appreciation for one another.

Kate Middleton’s wedding band holds significant sentimental value and royal history. The Princess of Wales collaborated with her husband, Prince William, and the renowned Bristol jewelry company Wartski to design the ring. Notably, the Welsh gold used to craft the accessory was a special engagement gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II, adding a personal touch.

Furthermore, Kate’s iconic engagement ring also carries a deep connection to the royal family. Prince William proposed with the iconic diamond and sapphire ring that once belonged to his mother, Princess Diana. During a post-engagement interview with ITV News, William shared the heartfelt sentiment behind his choice, stating, “It’s my mother’s engagement ring, so I thought it was quite nice because, obviously, she’s not going to be around to share in any of the fun and excitement of all this. This is my way of keeping her sort of close to it all.”

Both Kate’s wedding band and engagement ring are imbued with rich royal traditions and serve as cherished reminders of the family’s enduring legacy.

Prince Harry named ‘Legend of Aviation’ after firing on the Taliban from a helicopter

Prince Harry has been recognised for his contribution to aviation and aerospace and will be honoured at the 21st annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Los Angeles

Prince Harry is being honoured at the 21st annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards.

The royal – who flew combat missions in Afghanistan – will be recognised for his contribution to aviation and aerospace. The glitzy awards will be held on January 19, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and are hosted by Hollywood actor and qualified pilot John Travolta.

Prince Harry served on two tours to Afghanistan with the Army and saw civilians decimated by roadside bombs and troops left lifeless on the battlefield. Harry’s time in Afghanistan left a huge impression on him and he later set up the Invictus Games in 2014 to support veterans.

Dad-of-two Harry had bragged about his military skills in his book Spare, which was released last year. In the memoirs, the royal revealed he killed 25 people while on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was an Apache helicopter pilot at the time and, in Spare, he said he flew on six missions that resulted in “the taking of human lives”.

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Harry joined the British Army in 2005, and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 before he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with The Household Cavalry and turned his focus to becoming a pilot, training to fly Apache helicopters and attending gunship training where he was praised as one of the “best young Apache pilots this country has ever seen”.

Practising at the El Centro Naval Air Facility in California, the prince reportedly stunned instructors by finishing top of his class. A senior British Army source told The Sun at the time: “It sounds like a con, but Harry is genuinely shaping up to be one of the best young Apache pilots this country has ever seen. His US instructors have to treat him the same as everyone else, as we all do in the British Army.

“But they have turned round and said, ‘My God, this guy is the real deal.’ There are many skills needed to be a top-drawer Apache pilot, but apparently it’s Harry’s flying that is particularly impressive. His handling, hand-eye coordination, reaction speeds – he’s a natural. Any doubters who said, ‘Harry is royal – he’s getting special treatment,’ can leave the room now. His talent is leaving his trainers open-mouthed.”

As the talented royal continued to impress, it was announced that he would return to Afghanistan in 2012 and spent four months based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, flying attack helicopters in the fight against the Taliban. “Our job out here is to make sure the guys are safe on the ground and if that means shooting someone who is shooting at them, then we will do it,” Harry told reporters at the time.

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Working as an Apache co-pilot, Harry reportedly showered the militants with bullets as injured troops were airlifted to a secure location. Sarah Zenetis, the mum of American soldier Christopher ‘Tripp’ Zanetis, told The Sun : “Prince Harry came in with his protection squadron and blew the enemy to pieces. They provided enough cover for Tripp to get his men loaded on the helicopter. I believe there were Taliban members killed.”

Harry appeared to separately confirm such a mission had taken place, saying he had fired on the Taliban during operations to support ground troops and rescue injured Afghan and Nato personnel. “If there’s people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we’ll take them out of the game, I suppose,” he said. “Take a life to save a life … the squadron’s been out here. Everyone’s fired a certain amount.”

Following 10 years of service, the royal’s Army career came to an end in 2015. The Duke of Sussex is now one of four new inductees in the Living Legends of Aviation alongside Fred George, a Navy pilot and writer, Marc Parent, President and CEO of Canadian Aviation Electronics, and Steve Hinton, who held a world speed record for a decade and has worked as a pilot on more than 100 movies and TV shows. Past inductees include moon heroes Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Morbid item Kate Middleton must always pack in her suitcase when she leaves the UK

The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, has carried out a number of overseas tours since joining the Royal Family – but every time she packs her case she has to make sure she’s prepared for the worst

Kate, the Princess of Wales, is a bona fide style queen. Whatever she wears sells out in a matter of hours, and she has had a marked impact on fashion sales – dubbed ‘the Kate effect’.

Her outfit choices on tours garner a great deal of attention, and Kate is known to put a great deal of thought into her choice of clothing – often paying homage to her host nation through colour or championing designers from the local region.

But there is one outfit that the Princess must always pack in her suitcase – but hopefully never have to use. Royal protocol dictates that members of the Royal Family must take a black outfit with them when going on a royal tour, in the unfortunate event that someone passes away when they’re abroad.

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Members of the Royal Family are all expected to wear black when mourning as a mark of respect. The most recent example of this rule coming into effect was back in 1992 when Princess Diana’s father, Lord Spencer, passed away. At the time, she was away on a skiing holiday with the then-Prince Charles. They quickly returned to the UK, and were photographed both dressed in all-black attire.

Famously, the late Queen Elizabeth II was in Kenya on a safari with Prince Philip when her own father, King George VI, died in 1952. The then-Princess, just 25 at the time, was without a mourning dress and as a result, she wasn’t allowed to be photographed until a suitable outfit had been brought to her.

The death of the Queen in September 2022 saw a number of protocols come into effect, with the new King Charles declaring a period of royal mourning until seven days after the Queen’s Funeral, which took place on 19 September, 11 days after she passed away at the age of 96 at Balmoral on 8 September.

Royal mourning must be observed by members of the Royal Family, Royal Household staff and Representatives of the Royal Household on official duties, together with troops committed to Ceremonial Duties.

Flags at royal residences also flew at half-mast and remained so until 0800hrs on the morning after the final day of Royal Mourning. A royal salute was also fired out in Hyde Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company. One round was fired for each year of the Queen’s life.

Royal Family LIVE: Prince William’s ‘warning’ to Prince Harry about Meghan Markle

Prince William was right to warn Prince Harry about his “whirlwind romance” with Meghan Markle, a royal expert has claimed.

Prince William issued a warning to Prince Harry about Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

Prince William was right to warn Prince Harry about his whirlwind romance with Meghan Markle, a royal expert has claimed. Prince Harry penned in his bombshell memoir, Spare, that William warned him not to propose out of fear the couple’s relationship was moving too fast.

Former BBC royal correspondent, Jennie Bond told the Sun: “He was correct to guide or warn Harry ‘are you sure you’re not going a bit fast’. I think it came from a good place.”

The royal commentator explains the long marriages that have “survived” within the Royal Family so far have had a long courtship, such as with Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward. She said: “That is one of the most delightfully happy marriages in the Royal Family.”

Harry and Meghan’s courtship was also compared with the slow-burn romance of Prince William and Kate. Speaking on the Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Jennie added: “Kate was given ten years to peer into the goldfish bowl of royal life.”

Despite his brother’s cautions, Harry proposed to Meghan in 2019, just over a year into their long-distance relationship. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s extravagant Royal Wedding took place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018, with a reception hosted by the now-King at Frogmore House. In the memoir, Harry explained how the arrangements for his wedding also drove a wedge between his relationship with his brother

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Prince Harry and Meghan’s ‘sideshow’ slammed amid claims celebrities are avoiding them

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s A-list friends are “dropping like flies” as celebrities avoid them. Those are the new claims from Paul Burrell, who worked as the former butler to Princess Diana.

He has has opened up on how he feels about the controversy surrounding the Sussexes. It’s been reported that George Clooney and his wife Amal, along with Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, have turned down recent invites from the pair.

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Meghan Markle’s huge ’embarrassment’ as brand used to sell anti-monarchy colouring books

Meghan Markle was left red-faced after it was revealed that her American Riviera Orchard brand name is being used for a very different brand of adult colouring books.

Meghan Markle has suffered an embarrassing blunder with her new brand. (Image: GETTY)

Meghan Markle has been caught in a blunder as it turns out her lifestyle brand name, American Riviera Orchard, is already being used by another company to hawk adult colouring books online.

The Duchess of Sussex, who unveiled her new business endeavour in March, aimed to launch a line featuring preserves, jams, nut butter, homeware, home fragrances, pet products, and cookware.

However, The Independent reports that an enigmatic seller in the US has set up a Shopify page offering colouring books for adults, including one titled “Working Class Royalty”, with prices ranging from £8 to £16. Currently, one of the colouring books is sold out, and there are also two financial planners on offer, with prices varying based on size.

Celebrity PR guru Jane Owen spoke to The Mirror, slamming Meghan’s team for not being thorough with their “overall brand strategy” and pinpointing this oversight as the cause of the embarrassing mix-up.

“I think this is an embarrassment to the people running her company for sure. They should have been more careful to tie up all uses of the name legally so this could have been avoided,” she said.

Meghan Markles American Riviera Orchard lifestyle brand name is being used to sell adult colouring books. (Image: americanrivieraorchard.myshopify.com)

Jane continued: “It shows a glaring lack of overall brand strategy which should have encompassed everything and predicted this kind of thing happening and prevented it.

“What I recommend they do is take every legal action to get this person to cease and desist. Then they buy up everything remotely connected to the name and put their marketing and advertising into overdrive to compensate for this and do damage control on the brand name.”

Despite the Shopify page declaring no connection to Meghan’s brand, the website description implies an anti-monarchy stance, suggesting that the name could be being used to protest against the Royal Family.

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, looks on as she attends a Sit Out with Prince Harry. (Image: Getty Images)

A blog post on the Shopify page dismisses royal titles as having “no significance” and states their “RoyalWealth ReignTM line was established to recognise and celebrate the working class who are the true heart of our country.”

The US-based brand further stated: “In America, we do not recognize a royal title by someone’s name. In America, we believe ALL are created EQUAL.”

Another post adds: “Americans reject and don’t care about Royal Titles like Prince, Princess and Duchess.”

Prince Harry set for outpouring of ‘sympathy’ after tragic UK situation

Prince Harry can now appeal the case he lost against the Home Office over his security and a royal expert believes he will have the support of the British public .

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Prince Harry is set to get “sympathy” from the British public over his current predicament involving his legal battle about his security in the UK, a royal expert has claimed.

The Duke of Sussex was recently given the green light to appeal the case he lost in the High Court against the Home Office over his UK security.

He was told he could appeal the verdict at the Court of Appeal, according to an order from Lord Justice Bean dated May 23 2024.

It came after Harry took legal action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision that he should receive a different degree of protection when he returned to the UK after he quit his royal duties.

But he lost the case back in February with High Court judge Sir Peter Lane finding that “there has not been any unlawfulness in reaching the decision” to revise his security.

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He added: “Any departure from the policy was justified. The decision was not irrational. The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.”

In his 52-page ruling, Sir Peter argued that lawyers representing the Duke of Sussex had made “an inappropriate, formalist interpretation of the Ravec process” during the High Court case.

Now a royal expert suggested Harry might get sympathy from the public over his predicament.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told the Mirror: “His attempt to pay personally for extra police protection, has the obvious disadvantage that it would create a two-tier system and, as expected, failed in court.

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“However, he is haunted by what happened to his mother and there is a threat by far-right extremists to him and his family.

“The granting of full taxpayer-funded protection for those who are not full-time working royals is likely to be difficult to obtain, but in his particular case, there will be some sympathy for what he sees as his predicament.”

Mr Fitzwilliams added: “It may well be that it is ruled that he and his family could be included in the ‘Other VIP Category’, but the legal costs of his appeal will be substantial. Threat by far-right extremists and terrorists too.”

 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘last friends’ in Royal Family now backing Prince William

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were long-time friends of Prince Harry, but were recently spotted supporting his brother.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “last friends” in the Royal Family have been spotted “supporting” Prince William, having reportedly “turned their backs” on the Sussexes.

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have been long-time friends of Harry, with Eugenie even visiting the Duke and Duchess at their US home in 2022.

However, the York sisters were recently spotted at a Buckingham Palace garden party supporting Prince William, while he continued with royal duties as his wife, Princess Kate recovers from cancer treatment.

Writing to her 1.8 million Instagram followers, Eugenie said: “Come rain or shine, I was delighted to support my family yesterday.”

Eugenie, 34, and older sister Beatrice, 35, have increased their royal duties since the King was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, reports Woman’s Day.

An insider told the publication: “Bea and Eugenie can’t imagine what William is going through right now, and it was an honour for them to give him some support.

“The York sisters were determined not to let him down.”

The palace insider told the publication the pair are “overjoyed” to be taking a more prominent role in the family, and that Beatrice has been considered “flawless” of late.

Princess Beatrice and Eugenie recently attending a Buckingham Palace garden party (Image: Getty)

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However, they claimed Eugenie was on an “unofficial blacklist” after hosting Harry and Meghan at her Portugal home last year.

The insider added: “But that was last year and she’s worked hard to prove her commitment to the royals. She didn’t reach out to Harry when she was in LA in February.

“This confirmed his worst fears that his last line to his family was over.”

The source claimed neither Eugenie or Beatrice had contacted Harry this year, stating “everyone’s focus is on getting Kate and William through this crisis”.

While reports say William is not a fan of King Charles’s “slimmed-down monarchy”, the insider claims he sees Eugenie and Beatrice as “assets” to the family.

They said it “makes sense” to bring the pair back into the fold under the current circumstances.

 

Prince Harry’s 4-word admission shows how he really feels about US life with Meghan Markle

Prince Harry must harbour private thoughts about his life in America with Meghan Markle, claims a royal podcast host.

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Following their departure from royal duties, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry eventually relocated to California to seek a different life away from the Royal Family with their two children, but it is claimed Prince Harry is harbouring thoughts about his new lifestyle.

Speaking on Sky News Australia, royal commentator and podcast host, Kinsey Schofield, issued four poignant words Prince Harry may be thinking about his new life having “given up a lot” in relation to his role growing up as a Prince.

Discussing the recent D-Day commemorations attended by King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William, the podcast host explained the Firm would have been mingling with powerful global leaders for such an important event. Kinsey said: “I’m sure he sits back and thinks ‘I’ve given up a lot and now I’m chasing Netflix money’.”

In agreement, the TV host Rita Panahi reflected on the couple’s current position being “a long way from the standing they once had”.

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Meghan and Harry stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 (Image: Getty)

However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly facing difficulties securing invitations to high-profile events in the United States that they are longing to attend.

As reported in the Mirror, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams said: “The challenge for Harry and Meghan is to attend comparable events in the United States which are not focused on them.”

He added: “The Met Gala and the Oscars are the sort of events they would benefit from being seen at, since they have pretensions to be A-listers. Barack Obama’s 60th, held in 2021, the year they were in Time Magazine’s Top 100, is the sort of event they would undoubtedly want to be seen at but were not invited to.”

Last week, the Sussexes also missed out on the high-profile wedding of Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson. The Duke of Westminster is a close childhood friend of both Prince Harry and Prince William. The Montecito-based couple reportedly declined the invitation to attend so as not to take attention away from the couple’s big day.

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Podcast host, Kinsey, also explained Harry and Meghan’s attempt to associate with high-profile individuals. She said: “They [Harry and Meghan] try to align themselves with people like Governor Gavin Newsom [California’s Governor], Stacey Abrams, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former First Lady Hilary Clinton. They go out of their way to associate themselves with some of these people.”

Amidst swirling rumours, there’s also talk that Harry and Meghan’s five-year agreement with the streaming giant, Netflix, set for renewal in 2024, might be axed.

A royal commentator has sounded the alarm over the duo’s potential repeat of a past blunder that once left them red-faced on the global stage. Tom Quinn said: “It’s very likely to be a repeat of the problem with the couple’s Spotify contract which came to an abrupt end in 2023 after Harry and Meghan failed, according to a Spotify spokesperson, to meet ‘productivity benchmarks’.”

In 2020, Harry and Meghan secured an impressive £100 million deal with Netflix, shortly after announcing their decision to step back from their roles as senior working royals. The couple are said to be working hard on two separate shows which focus on cooking and lifestyle, and the sporting world of polo, but titles for the shows are yet to be released.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s family face ‘far-right extremist and terror threat’ in UK

Prince Harry has been granted permission to appeal a High Court decision regarding the level of security he and Meghan Markle’s family are entitled to in the UK

Archie hitches a ride on his dad Prince Harry’s shoulders (Image: Netflix)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s family faces the threat of “far right extremists and terrorists” in the UK, which could garner public sympathy amid his security struggles, a Royal commentator has suggested.

The Duke of Sussex has recently won the right to challenge the High Court’s ruling on the level of protection he and his family should be afforded while in Britain, a decision that is made on a case-by-case basis. His legal team confirmed that Harry has been granted permission to appeal, leading the Court of Appeal to schedule a hearing for his case.

This move comes after the Home Office stripped him of his automatic personal police security upon his return to the UK in February 2020.

Before opting out of Royal duties and moving to California with Meghan Markle in March 2020, Harry enjoyed the same full publicly-funded security as other senior members of the Royal Family. Nonetheless, after stepping down, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) concluded in April that Harry would no longer receive the same level of security as before.

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams highlighted the serious threats Harry and his family face when they are in the UK. He believes that not only does it mean there is a possibility that Harry see a favourable outcome in his ongoing legal fight for protection, but he might also find empathy from the British public.

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Mr Fitzwilliams told the Mirror: “His attempt to pay personally for extra police protection, has the obvious disadvantage that it would create a two-tier system and, as expected, failed in court. However, he is haunted by what happened to his mother and there is a threat by far-right extremists to him and his family. The granting of full taxpayer-funded protection for those who are not full-time working royals is likely to be difficult to obtain, but in his particular case, there will be some sympathy for what he sees as his predicament.”

He added: “It may well be that it is ruled that he and his family could be included in the ‘Other VIP Category’, but the legal costs of his appeal will be substantial. Threat by far-right extremists and terrorists too.”

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have been at the centre of Royal controversy since their dramatic exit from frontline Royal duties in 2020 and subsequent relocation to the United States.

Their candid revelations, especially during an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, their revealing Netflix docu-series in 2022, and the much-anticipated release of Harry’s memoir in 2023, have only intensified the rift with the Royal Family, casting a long shadow over their relationship with the monarchy.

Royal writer and expert Tom Quinn previously said: “Over the years that Harry has complained about his treatment by his family he has had just one aim – to get an apology and to see his father and brother make amends. Harry just can’t see that complaining in private might work; complaining publicly just makes things worse and in Harry’s case that means more and more ties to his past being severed.”

Meghan Markle’s awkward joke to Kate met with ‘yawning silence’ at Trooping the Colour

After Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, first joined the royals for Trooping the Colour she made a lighthearted joke to Princess Kate, but according to Prince Harry, it didn’t quite land

Trooping the Colour, or the King’s Birthday Parade, is one of the biggest events of the Royal Family’s calendar, and will mark the House of Windsor putting their best forward during one of their most challenging years in decades.

Both Kate and King Charles are currently being treated for cancer, and while the monarch’s medical team has cleared him to attend, Kensington Palace have not confirmed whether his daughter-in-law Kate will be in attendance.

The Princess of Wales has been out of the spotlight as she focusses on her recovery, but there are two other familiar faces that definitely won’t be present on the Buckingham Palace flypast: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Despite being regular attendees before they moved across the Atlantic, as non-working royals, the Sussexes won’t attend the ceremonial day of pomp and pageantry.

During the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, however, the couple did attend despite their new status, although they did not make an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony when the rest of the royals watched the RAF flypast and waved to the crowds below.

However, when Meghan made her balcony debut back when she first joined the Royal Family, things were a little awkward behind closed doors, as Prince Harry revealed in his bestselling memoir Spare.

Harry and Meghan on the balcony with Charles at Trooping in 2018 ( 
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The incident occurred back in 2018, only a few weeks after Harry and Meghan had tied the knot at a star-studded ceremony in Windsor. Once the royals had gone back inside Buckingham Palace after the flypast was complete, Harry claimed, Meghan tried to crack a joke with Kate but it didn’t quite get the expected reaction, instead leading to an awkward, “yawning silence”.

At that year’s event, Meghan stunned in a baby pink dress and matching hat, standing proudly next to her new husband who was dressed in his military uniform.

And while Meghan was seen chatting with Kate, William, and Camilla, Harry claims things were far more tesnse behind the scenes.

Harry writes in Spare that once they stepped back inside, Kate asked Meghan what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour and she replied: “Colourful”. While Meghan’s answer to Kate was simply a lighthearted quip, it didn’t get a very positive reaction, with Harry writing: “A yawning silence threatened to swallow us all whole”.

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The Prince used his book to share his version of the fallouts and tensions between Meghan and his family in the lead-up to the wedding, which likely contributed to the awkward feelings at Trooping the Colour that year.

He accuses Kate and William of “stereotyping” his wife, saying their behaviour created a barrier. He also alleges that his brother described her as “difficult”.

The Duke also details a row between Kate and Meghan at a bridesmaid dress fitting in the lead-up to the wedding and said Kate grimaced when Meghan asked to borrow lip gloss at an event.

Relations between the two couples seem yet to thaw, with William and Kate not seeing Harry during his last visit to the UK where he was celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games.

However, after news of Kate’s health challenges was made public, it was reported that Harry and Meghan had privately “reached out” to William and Kate, and they also released a statement of public support for Kate and backed her appeals for privacy as she undergoes cancer treatment. “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the couple’s statement said.

A version of this story was originally published in 2023.